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ox•i•date
Pronunciation: (ok'si-dāt"), [key]
—v., -dat•ed, -dat•ing,
—n.
Chem.
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v.t., v.i.
to oxidize.
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n.
Geochem.any of the class of sediments consisting chiefly of oxides of iron or manganese.
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